Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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